YOU DON’T LOOK WELL!

My chest twisted almost as if I was being choked as I muttered softly. “I’m real, Ethan,” I said calmly. And it took every will in me not to break down into tears seeing his state. “No you are not!” He barked in rage, making me flinch. “Why can’t you just leave me alone, Leah! Why must you follow me every single place I go. In the office I see you, in the club I see you even in my head I see you. Why? Why must I see you everywhere?” He yelled, throwing the bottle across the floor. The thick glass bounced across the ground, till the bottle shattered. I looked sideways from him, trying to blink my tears away. I heard him pick up another bottle from the numerous options by his side, as he burst the cover open. The sounds were like daggers piercing through my fragile heart. And a tear slid down my cheeks, scorching hot as I sniffed. The noise coming from him immediately stilled the moment the sound left my lips. I felt him turn to face me. And then, his thick palm cradled my face. One long